NC State's Dravious Wright destroys Troy QB on strip sack (Video) After Troy pulled within 14 points of N.C. State in the third quarter on Saturday, Wolfpack defensive back Dravious Wright made sure that was as close as the Trojans would get. Wright came on a blitz and demolished Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers for a strip sack. It may have been the best hit of Week 1. [Check out Dr. … [Read more...]
Del Bosque defends misfiring Costa
Del Bosque defends misfiring Costa Spain coach Vicente del Bosque defended Diego Costa after the Chelsea striker again failed to score for his country. Costa, 26, has scored only once in eight appearances for Spain since choosing to represent them rather than his native Brazil. He won the penalty, converted by Andres Iniesta, that sealed a 2-0 win over Slovakia and took Spain to the top of Group C … [Read more...]
Flyers fans using GoFundMe to buy rival Pittsburgh Penguins
Flyers fans using GoFundMe to buy rival Pittsburgh Penguins The owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins are seeking to sell the team, and the asking price is reported to be around $750 million. This is obviously a rather large ante, leading to some skepticism that the price will be met. But clearly, these financial analysts don’t recognize how easily finding that money can be if your desire is … [Read more...]
NFL Preview Week: Ranking the divisions, from weakest to toughest
NFL Preview Week: Ranking the divisions, from weakest to toughest Remember when the NFC West ruled the football world? It wasn't that long ago. The NFL landscape changes fast and the once-mighty NFC West is (spoiler alert!) no longer the toughest division in our rankings. But which one is? We rank the divisions here, counting down from the easiest to the toughest: - - - - - - - Frank … [Read more...]
Ohio State at Virginia Tech Free Pick and Point Spread Sept 6, 2015
Ohio State at Virginia Tech Free Pick and Point Spread. This 2015 season, week one match between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Virginia Tech Hokies is set to take place on Monday, September 7th. The game will take place at the Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia and kick off is scheduled for 20:00 ET. According to 5Dimes, the away team are favourites to win, with a -12 point start and odds of … [Read more...]
Winners and losers: Pac-12 is not ready to be the nation’s top conference
Winners and losers: Pac-12 is not ready to be the nation's top conference It’s (almost) the end of the first weekend of college football, so it’s time to make snap judgments and sweeping generalizations about the last three days of the sport we all know and love. The Pac-12 is overrated. All right, we don’t actually believe that, but we do believe this was not the best opening week for a … [Read more...]
Liverpool's Benteke turns to mental coach
Liverpool's Benteke turns to mental coach New Liverpool striker Christian Benteke has turned to a mental coach to help him adjust to life at one of the world's biggest clubs. Benteke, 24, is under huge pressure at Anfield to live up to the £32 million fee that the Reds paid to bring him in from Aston Villa. The Belgium international has scored just once for his new club, but had enlisted the … [Read more...]
Texas A&M QBs Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray both play as Aggies beat Arizona St.
Texas A&M QBs Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray both play as Aggies beat Arizona St. Playing two quarterbacks isn't usually a recipe for success. But Texas A&M pulled it off with the help of a freshman wide receiver on Saturday night against Arizona State in a 38-17 win. Sophomore Kyle Allen started at quarterback for A&M but shared time with freshman Kyler Murray, another top recruit, until … [Read more...]
Notre Dame RB Tarean Folston suffers knee injury against Texas
Notre Dame RB Tarean Folston suffers knee injury against Texas Notre Dame starting running back Tarean Folston left Saturday’s game against Texas with a knee injury, according to NBC. Folston was tackled on a routine play, popped up, trotted to the sidelines and was met by trainers. NBC cameras caught shots of an emotional Folston on the trainers’ table before his knee was wrapped in ice and … [Read more...]
Jonathan Papelbon asks Nationals fans to ‘stand up’ and help create playoff atmosphere
Jonathan Papelbon asks Nationals fans to 'stand up' and help create playoff atmosphere Washington Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon isn't afraid to speak his mind about anything, even if it risks rubbing his teammates, his opponents and even the fans the wrong way. That was evident again following his appearance in Washington's extra-inning victory on Friday. In this instance, Papelbon … [Read more...]